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- Cocoa farmers threatened by gold mine
- Feature Story | Jul 22, 2008
- Farmers in a small town seem more interested in keeping their farms than selling out—but the struggle to protect their land will be a hard one. More »
- Dead fish and acid pollution point to cyanide in stream
- Feature Story | Oct 04, 2007
- Farmers in Ghana affected by chemical spill call on government to investigate and punish polluters. More »
- Demolished Ghanaian village wins court decision
- Feature Story | Jan 11, 2008
- Mining company gets bill for houses, school destroyed in 1997. More »
- Food crisis grips Sahel region of West Africa, 10 million affected
- Feature Story | Jun 30, 2010
- Poor rains last year reduced the size of harvests and dried out pastureland across the region. More »
- Saving Lives 24/7: Flood response in Senegal
- Feature Story | May 18, 2011
- Emergency fund allows fast response to severe flooding in suburbs of Dakar. More »
- Oxfam and partners hail Ghana for enacting law on petroleum revenue
- News Update | Mar 24, 2011
- As Ghana joins the league of oil producing nations, Oxfam America and its local partners congratulate the country for putting in place the legal framework for ... More »
- Women in Mali lead Saving for Change
- Feature Story | Jul 22, 2009
- An innovative savings and loan program is helping people work their own way out of extreme poverty. Women in Mali are leading the way as the program expands to ... More »
- "Africa's future is up to Africans"
- Feature Story | Jul 13, 2009
- President Obama's first speech in sub-Saharan Africa hits important points on good governance, responsible use of natural resources, trade, and defeating ... More »
- Oxfam Impact July 2009
- Oxfam Impact | Jul 15, 2009
- A quarter million now Saving for Change More »
- Obama's visit to Africa: Time for a new partnership founded on transparency and shared responsibility
- Press Release | Jul 10, 2009
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- Take Action: Global Food Crisis
- Campaign Publication | Jul 15, 2008
- Already 854 million people on our planet suffer from hunger. Now, as food prices climb high and fast, conditions are becoming worse and threatening the ... More »
- Saving for Change
- Video Link | Nov 14, 2008
- Oxfam America has pioneered an alternative microfinance model called Saving for Change, which self-replicates on a large scale and at a low cost, serving those ... More »
- Oxfam in West Africa
- Brochure | Jun 10, 2007
- Across the vast Sahel and down through the lush rainforests of Ghana, there is a growing sense of possibility. More »
- Ghana adopts West African mining principles
- News Update | Mar 17, 2011
- After almost two years of its enactment by West Africa’s regional body, Ghana joins Senegal in adopting the principles on mining in the region. More »
- Oxfam responds as hundreds of thousands flee Ivory Coast capital
- News Update | Mar 26, 2011
- Fifty tons of relief supplies delivered to neighboring Liberia. More »
- Risk of another forgotten emergency in Africa as thousands flee Ivory Coast violence
- Press Release | Mar 07, 2011
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- Some justice for a palm tree
- Feature Story | Oct 26, 2010
- Inadvertent destruction of an oil palm tree leads to highest compensation ever. More »
- Leadership from the bottom up
- Feature Story | Sep 28, 2011
- Oxfam’s partner in Ghana, Wacam, is building a network of activists – many of them women – and helping them learn technical as well as leadership skills. More »
- The rains have come, but food crisis continues to afflict West Africa, hitting Chad hard
- Feature Story | Sep 21, 2010
- With harvests still weeks away, Oxfam is increasingly concerned about the situation in western Chad. More »
- Members of Ghana’s Parliament concerned about use of new oil money
- News Update | Dec 21, 2009
- Communiqué calling for urgent steps to ensure new wealth is managed transparently and responsibly. More »
- In border village in Gambia, hardships hit everybody
- Audio Slideshow Link | Apr 10, 2007
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- A set of simple water pumps improves life in a Gambian village
- Audio Slideshow Link | Apr 10, 2007
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- Slide Show | Dec 31, 2012
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- Slide Show | Dec 31, 2012
- By leveraging a tiny U.S. investment, people like Emiliana Aligaesha, Nana Kojo Kondua IV, Manuel Dominguez, and Martha Kwataine are creating a sound future ... More »
- Sahel food crisis: "Now I have peace"
- Feature Story | Aug 28, 2012
- Rather than distribute food to the hungry in Senegal, Oxfam partners are providing something even more valuable in an emergency: cash. More »
- Don't cut aid. It's working.
- Page | Dec 31, 2012
- Cutting aid won't solve our budget problems--but it will close the door on a safer world and a better future. More »
- Fighting malaria is fighting poverty
- Feature Story | Apr 10, 2007
- Organizing women in Saving for Change groups helps them to reduce the threat of malaria. More »
- For resettled community, not all are satisfied with new home
- Feature Story | Jul 19, 2007
- New clinic doesn't quite make up for lost lands, higher expenses for displaced farmers. More »
- Gambian villagers find hope in easy-to-fix hand pumps
- Feature Story | Oct 19, 2007
- Through a series of emergency programs, Oxfam America and its local partners are helping Gambians in the North Bank and Western divisions of the country plan ... More »
- Ghana's president promises disclosure of oil contracts
- Feature Story | Mar 12, 2009
- Mills takes step toward greater transparency, regulation. More »
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